Patterns of uveitis in patients with proven systemic (pulmonary and extrapulmonary) tuberculosis.

Purpose: To report patterns of uveitis in patients with systemic tuberculosis.

Methods: Records of patients presenting at uvea clinic of a tertiary eye care centre were evaluated retrospectively, and 47 cases with proven systemic tuberculosis were analyzed for patterns of uveitis. Tuberculosis had been proven with a combination of radio imaging and detection of acid fast bacilli in body fluids.

Surprises during intravitreal drug delivery-a report of three cases.

We describe 3 cases with unusual events during and after intravitreal injection of dexamethasone intravitreal implants and bevacizumab. In case 1, delayed release of the safety stop of a dexamethasone intravitreal implant injector led to impaction and retinal break formation. Timely recognition and laser treatment prevented further retinal complications.

Clinical profile of uveitis-related ocular hypertension.

The purpose of this article is to study the clinical and demographic profile of uveitis-related ocular hypertension (OHT) and evaluate risk factors predisposing to development of OHT in uveitis. Two hundred patients (200 eyes) with uveitis were evaluated for type of uveitis and the presence of OHT [IOP > 21 mmHg]. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmic examination and appropriate systemic evaluation.

Managing bevacizumab-induced intraocular inflammation.

The outcome of four cases of sterile endophthalmitis that developed after intravitreal injections of bevacizumab has been reported here. All four eyes received 1.25 mg/0.

Prospective evaluation of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in serpiginous choroiditis.

Objective: To evaluate intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) in unilateral serpiginous choroiditis with macular involvement with special reference to effectiveness of treatment and its side effects.

Methods: In this prospective nonrandomized, consecutive, interventional case series, IVTA was given in 8 eyes of 8 patients of unilateral active serpiginous choroiditis. Treatment was evaluated on both subjective and objective parameters: any improvement or stabilization of visual acuity, fundus and fluorescein angiography (FA) and central macular thickness on optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Recurrent neovascularization of the disc in sympathetic ophthalmia.

Sympathetic ophthalmia following parsplana vitrectomy is a known complication. We describe here a case of recurrent disc neovascularization in a patient of sympathetic ophthalmia. It promptly responded to steroids initially but later recurred with inflammation.

Natural history of sub-retinal triamcinolone acetonide deposition after triamcinolone-assisted vitrectomy.

Purpose: To describe the natural course of subretinal triamcinolone acetonide (TA) deposition after a TA-assisted vitrectomy for retinal detachment.

Methods: Observational case series.

Results: TA deposition was observed between the neurosensory retina and retinal pigment epithelium in the macular area at the conclusion of vitreoretinal surgery in three patients with retinal detachment.

Optical coherence tomography findings in commotio retina.

A 16-year-old boy presented with diminished visual acuity of 6/60 following blunt trauma to his right eye with a cricket ball. Fundus examination showed commotio retinae. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrated increased reflectivity with small optically clear spaces in the area corresponding to the photoreceptor outer segment.

Sympathetic-parasympathetic activity and reactivity in central serous chorioretinopathy: a case-control study.

Purpose: This case-control study was conducted to evaluate autonomic function activity and reactivity in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR), because stress and type A personality, known risk factors, are also related to autonomic nervous system activity.

Methods: Patients with CSCR were selected from the outpatient department and medical retina services in one center. Control subjects were chosen from the healthy subjects of similar age group.

Limbal patch graft in surgically induced scleral necrosis.

Background: Surgically induced scleral necrosis (SINS) is a rare consequence of ocular surgery. Various graft materials have been recommended for the repair of scleral necrosis. We report use of fresh cadaveric limbal graft for the same purpose.

Bilateral macular cysts following electric burn.

A 28-year-old man presented with bilateral acute loss of vision following a high-voltage injury. The visual acuity was 6/36 in the right eye and 6/24 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed a well-defined round lesion simulating a full thickness macular hole in the right eye and yellow deposits in the macular area in the left eye.

Comparison of scleral buckling with combined scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with unseen retinal breaks.

Background: The purpose of the present paper was to compare the techniques of conventional scleral buckling and combined pars plana vitrectomy and scleral buckling procedures in rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with unseen retinal breaks.

Methods: Forty-four consecutive eyes with uncomplicated, primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with a clear media and unseen retinal breaks were randomized to two groups. The scleral buckling group underwent 360 degrees scleral buckling, cryopexy and external subretinal fluid drainage.